The first month in the Islamic calendar called Moharam
Al-Haram which means the Holy month.The
Islamic calendar starts from the first year in which Prophet Mohammad (PBUH)
migrated from Makkah to Madenah.

Many events throughout the history happened in the month of
Moharam especially in the 10th day of this month such as the saving
of Prophet Moses (PBUH) and his followers the children of Israel from the
tyrant of Egypt the Pharaoh, the rescue
of Prophet Younis (Jona) (PBUH) from the belly of the Whale, the day in which
Allah forgave Adam (PBUH), the day in which Prophet Noah (PBUH) saved from the
flood and descended from the ark, the day in which Allah forgave prophet Dawood
(David) (PBUH), in which Allah gave the kingdom to prophet Solayman (PBUH), and
the day in which Allah saved prophet Aayoub (Job) (PBUH) from the disease and
other burdens.The 10th of
Moharam is therefore the most holy day among the other days of this holy
month.

The most important event which happened in the 10th
day of Moharam after Islam is the tragedy of Karbala or the tragedy of Altaaf
in which Imam Hussein (PBUH) and around 73 of his relatives and followers were
killed by an army of more than thirty thousand soldiers belong to Yazid the son
of Maaoyah.Imam Hussein (PBUH) is the
son of Fatima Alzahraa the daughter of Prophet Mohammad and the son of Imam Ali
(PBUH) who was the cousin of Prophet Mohammad and his chosen successor.Imam Hussein and his relatives (the family of
Prophet Mohammad) (Peace be upon them) and his followers were killed thirsty in
a most brutal way.Even children were killed
except Imam Ali Zian Alabden who was ill and from him later the progeny of
prophet Mohammad (PBUH) extended until today and until the Day of Judgment
according to the promise given to Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) by Allah that every
progeny will not be able to continue but the progeny of Prophet Mohammad will
continue until the Day of Judgment.The
mother of Ali Zain Alabden the son of Imam Hussein from which the prophet
progeny and Imams continued including Imam Al Mahdi the Imam of this time is Shah
Zinan the daughter of the last King of Persia Yazdagar.

When Imam Hussein born it was his grandfather Prophet
Mohammad who chose his name and he liked him so much.He used to say Hassan and Hussein are the
masters of the peoples of paradise and he said Allah love anyone who loved Imam
Hussein and he said I am from Hussein and Hussein is from me.Prophet Mohammad told his beloved wife Um Salama
that Archangel Gabriel told him that his son Hussein will be killed in Karbala
and the Prophet cried him and gave Um Salama a tablet of clay and told her that
when this clay converted into blood you know that my son is killed!This was happened in the year 61 in the 10thof Moharam and Um Salama cried when she saw that.

Old picture of Karbala

The stone on which the head of imamput and it is now in Alnokta mosque in Alapo

Portrait representing the battle of killing Imam Hussein and it is now in Brooklyn Museum in New York